Remove object in group after delay?

[Qzlmnrk]

I already know how to destroy a group object when it collides with something else.  However, I can't seem to find a way to delay the destruction of the object after the collision.  The following code works for instantly destroying the otherThing in the otherThings group that the thing object overlaps:

game.physics.arcade.overlap(thing, otherThings, removeOtherThing, null, this);function removeOtherThing (thing, otherThing) {	otherThing.destroy();}

What I want to do is delay the destruction of the otherThing object by an arbitrary amount.  I can't seem to find a way that works, though, with the methods I've tried so far returning errors.  Help would be appreciated!

[rtlehr]

Just off the top of my head (I'm kinda' new to the phaser world), but want to be active in the forums (this forum needs a little more activity)...  what if you set up something like (pseudo code of course)

 

if you create a var to hold the time delay

 

var timer = new timer

 

a var to hold the otherThing that needs destoryed

 

var destoryMe = null;

 

Then in the "removeOtherThing" function you

 

destoryMe = otherThing

timer = gametimer + ARBITRARY AMOUNT

 

Then in the update function you

 

If(timer >= gametimer && destoryMe != null)

{

   destroyMe.destroy();

  destroyMe = null;

 

}

 

Now, like I said, I'm kinda' new to this, so Phaser may have a function that does all of this, but mayber this can give you a place to start.

 

Ross

[lewster32]

Phaser creates a Timer instance on game.time for this very purpose:

function removeOtherThing(thing, otherThing) {  // Add a single-fire timer event to destroy otherThing after 1000ms (1 second)  game.time.events.add(1000, function() {     otherThing.destroy();  }, this);}

[rtlehr]

And there it is....